Turntable
& HiFi
System
A suite of vintage and DIY analogue audio equipment
Overview:
Refurbishing this turntable was my entry point into design
After the completion of the project, I recognized that I wouldn't be happy unless some aspect of the process I just experienced were part of my life
Following this, I applied to grad school
Skills:
High Fidelity Audio
Electronics
Woodworking
Thorens TD 145
Plinth: reconstructed with Bolivian Rosewood and Corian finished with Waterlox
Pinth joints: half-blind mitered dovetail joints
Head shell: custom made with Bolivian Rosewood
Tonearm: rewired with 32 AWG wire running from head shell to RCA plugs
Metal chassis dampened with acoustic foam
Saddle Record Queue
Sits next to turntable and holds your record queue
Bent sheet metal core, laser cut leather, hand stitched and dyed
Linear Power Supply
Based on the design from Sigma 22 linear power supply by AMB Laboratories
Creates a perfectly clean electrical signal to power the phono preamp
Preamp uses this signal to amplify the signal from the phono cartridge hundreds of times
Bolivian Rosewood panels match the turntable
and in case you were wondering...
ICEPower Amplifier
Class d-amplifier: ICEpower amplifier board designed by Bang and Olufsen
Amp runs efficiently and cool and has a very small footprint